Middle East

Churches in Lebanon and the Council of Churches in the Middle East are pleased to welcome the international ecumenical youth meeting organized by the Taizé community from Friday, 22 March to Tuesday, 26 March 2019 in Lebanon. 1000 young people aged between 18 and 35 are expected from Lebanon, various countries in Europe and the Middle East.Why hold this meeting?
We want to bring together (...)

From 26 September to 1 October 2017, Brother Alois will visit the Christians of Egypt together with some brothers and around one hundred young adults from different countries. These few days of meeting and visits will help us discover and find out more about:
two millennia of Christian presence and praying tradition in the land of Egypt
the call of the desert, which gave birth to monastic (...)

200 young people came together in Egypt from 26 September to 1 October 2017 at the initiative of Taizé. Half of them came from various cities in the country, and the other half from several countries in the Middle East and Europe. Among the countries represented were Ethiopia, Iraq and Lebanon as well as Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Poland.
The main site of the pilgrimage was the (...)

After having spent two weeks in November 2016 in Egypt, two Taizé brothers continued their journey with a three week visit to Lebanon in November and the beginning of December. Among the many wonderful meetings they had during their stay in Lebanon, here a brother tells of a meeting in Tripoli, a town in northern Lebanon, with Muslim and Christian leaders in which he took part."Tripoli is (...)

In these months of conflict, prayer for the peoples of the Near East, for all who are seeking a just and lasting peace in that region, has become more intense in Taizé. Especially since several Palestinians have recently taken part in meetings on the hill, among them three children whose grandparents live in Gaza.
We are thus republishing a prayer which a friend of the community, Rabbi Levi (...)

Prayers with the songs of Taizé take place in Jerusalem in 2016-2017Ratisbonne Salesian Monastery26, Shmuel Hanagid Str.91072 JERUSALEM
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A brother of Taizé recently spent a fortnight in the Holy Land and Lebanon (from November 21st to December 6th). Here is an account of his journey.
Jaffa
Arrival in the middle of the night and a few hours’ sleep in a welcoming Franciscan community at Jaffa, a few yards from where the apostle Peter had his vision (see Acts 10:9-16) whilst he was lodging with Simon the (...)

From a Taizé brother who was present in Beirut on 17 February for the installation of the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, John X : It was an unexpected joy to be in Lebanon once again after having spent ten days there in last December. The invitation sent to our community of Taizé by the Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch to be present for the installation of their (...)

In late September, two brothers began a long journey to the Middle East. On this page we will publish information on meetings and prayers in which they will participate, and echoes of their visits.The visit of two brothers to the Middle East continues. Below, you can find new echoes of their visits to refugees in Jordan.
Before Christmas, Brother Alois also arrived in the Middle East. The (...)